Saturday, December 19: Happy Birthday Former Dio Bassist Jimmy Bain

Happy Birthday today (Dec. 19) to bassist Jimmy Bain. He's 68. Bain was co-founder of Dio, he also played in Rainbow and currently plays with Last In Line.

Last In Line consists of the classic Dio line up of Jimmy Bain (bass), Vivian Campbell (guitar), and Vinny Appice (drums), with the addition of singer Andrew Freeman. The band is readying the release of their debut album "Heavy Crown" which will be out on February 19, 2016 via Frontiers Music Srl. According to Blabbermouth.net, the cd was recorded at Southern California studio and produced by Jeff Pilson, a veteran bassist who plays with Foreigner and formerly of Dokken, Dio, and many other bands. Singer Andrew Freeman (a former Pine Bush NY resident) most recently performed in the Las Vegas production "Raiding The Rock Vault" and previously performed in George Lynch's Lynch Mob and The Offspring among others.

For more on Last in Line, check out their official website here.